Gee, Bonnie,

My first guitar was a Gibson nylon string. The plan was it would be easy on my fingers and that was true. But it wasn't loud enough. I experimented with steel strings and they were louder, but I wanted it to "boom" (I was an adolescent male, need I offer more explanation?). So I bought some heavy gauge steel strings and it really did "boom". That is, until the bridge lifted off the face of the guitar. I think the repair man was cursing under his breath when I brought it in for repair. I never put steel strings on it again.

Moral: Not all experiments are successful.

Roger in Baltimore